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April 26, 2011

Science in a box

Is summer vacation looming somewhere in your near future??? Are you wondering what to do with your kids when they are home from school?? How about making them a science box of fun?

I saw this idea somewhere else....unfortunately, it was bookmarked on my computer that crashed at Christmas and I have absolutely no idea how to re-trace my route to finding it.....my brain just doesn't do "backward" really well....

Updated: I just discovered that Brandy from GLUESTICKS was my inspiration! Thanks, Brandy, for letting me know!

So....I'm going to confess something to you all....please don't think less of me with this confession....I am....by trade....a chemistry teacher﻿ ............Yes...I know.....when I share that it's usually met with groans and grimaces. It's the worst class you ever had......you have horrible memories of a weird lab partner lighting Bunsen burners....moles....and too much math!

Actually, I love science....it's fun....it's exciting....(and if you don't have a good teacher, it can be horrible!) I really enjoyed my days in the classroom and it just warms my heart now that my boys wanted a Chemistry set for Christmas....and OF COURSE, they got it!!

My boys and I wanted to share our love of science with my nephews, so we made a "science box of fun" for them.

Everything they need for days of science fun gets packed into the box!

We compiled a bunch of simple experiments and packed each one into its own bag. In the bag was everything needed to perform the experiment.

We also added step-by-step instructions for each experiment.

I made each experiment a different color and then I laminated it and put it on a metal ring.

19 comments:

OOH! Nicole! My little boy LOVES Science this will be so much fun for him! Not only to do the 'experiments' but to help make up the box. I am going to 'try out' homeschooling over the summer - so this will be a cool thing and so helpful to me. Give me more! ;)

Oh my goodness this is amazing. I can't wait to put this together for the girls. BTW ~ Chemistry was one of my favorite classes in High School. I loved the different experiments, I had a great lab partner so I guess that helped :)

I just <3 loved <3 chemistry. In my case the teacher was a bit *personally* strange, but a great chemistry teacher. My most vivid memory was when he showed us how volatile sodium was, and used a chunk just a little too large to float in the water and it burned a little mark in the ceiling tile when it exploded. LOVED IT. But I also love math, so balancing equations was super fun - math AND elements!? Bring it on!

I loved Chemistry I took 2 classes a year every year I was allowed :)My kids have inherited my love of science and history and I really want to put this together for them for Christmas. Any chance you have a printable version of the cards available and a material list?

I would also be very interested in templates for the cards I am a new primary science teacher, I would love to hand some of these out as special treats for my students or at the end of the year. Thank you!

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Most crafty Mom's send their children on the yellow bus and craft all day....well, mine go into the basement where we have created our own schoolroom and I try to craft in the midst of the craziness.....
God called our family into a great adventure called homeschooling, so decorating costs were not in our budget...that is until I discovered the treasures hiding at the Goodwill and a creative community of women who have turned "trash" into beauty!
Enjoy my attempt at making the world a prettier place all while spending very little money!
~Nicole